gapper

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Dzongkha རྒེད་པོ (rged po)bor.

English gup

English gap

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

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Latin -ārius

Old French -ierbor.

Middle English -er

English -er

English gapper

From gap + -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡæpə(ɹ)/

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

Noun

gapper (plural gappers)

1. (baseball) A ball hit through the regions between the outfielders.

   Bob's gapper cleared the bags.

   • 2025 December 3, Jayson Stark, “The gapper is dead: Who killed the double and triple — and what can MLB do about it?”, in The Athletic‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 3 December 2025:
2. Someone who is on or has done a gap year, or a break from study.

Anagrams

• papreg, pregap

Dutch

Etymology

From gappen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣɑ.pər/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: gap‧per
• Rhymes: -ɑpər

Noun

gapper m (plural gappers, diminutive gappertje n)

1. (Netherlands, colloquial) thief
   • (Can we date this quote?), John O'Mill (Johan van der Meulen), "Pruimejantje".

     Jantje zag eens pruimen hangen / Oh, als eieren zo groot; / De tuinman zag zijn bolle wangen / Sloeg de vuile gapper dood.

     Jantje once saw some plums hanging / Oh, as big as eggs; / The gardener saw his chubby cheeks / And beat the dirty thief to death.